Arctic and Antarctic | PBL Biomimicry Design Inspired by Nature STEAM

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Are you teaching your students about the most extreme places on
Earth? This pack has the material you need to plant an exciting project
about the conditions in the  Arctic and Antarctic. How do animals and
plants cope with such extremely cold conditions that are found there?
Why is it so cold? And how cold is it? This is a lesson plan that will
guide you through the process of using biomimicry and steam activities
to inspire students to ask questions, study animals and plants, and use
creative thinking to explore ideas.

Contact me at maliasa@live.com if you have any questions, thanks.

This fascinating Arctic & Antarctic package contains:

Introduction – What we know and what we want to know

1. An icy Adventure! What is the Arctic? What is the Antarctic?

2. What is underneath all the ice? Make a tally

3. Facts about the Arctic and Antarctic?

4. What animals live in the Arctic and Antarctic?

5. Will we ever meet? Polar Bears and Penguins

6. Ask the snow hare questions about the Arctic.

7. Ask the leopard seal questions about the Antarctic.

8. Brr – Temperature in the Arctic and the Antarctic

9. No trees!

10. Really, really cold! Why is it so cold in the Arctic and the Antarctic?

11. The Land of the Midnight Sun – pros, cons and interesting things

12. Story writing

13. What can you do to keep warm?

14. What can animals do to keep warm?

15. Footprints in the snow

16. Story writing – plan your story

17. Anti-freeze

18. Study an animal and invent something

19. Feel inspired by penguins’ actions

20. Some interesting things that I have learned

21. Ideas for crafts

Reviews of other Think Dive – Sparking Children’s Thinkibility products:

Project based learning: Bats, STEAM, Biomimicry

“This product is absolutely the favorite one I have purchased all fall! I love the information that is provided about bats – just enough to intrigue and encourage higher level thinking. There are graphic organizers, worksheets, and subtle suggestions to help young learners perform at their best! And best of all, it stretches their creativity! Thanks for such an amazing resource!”

Project based learning: Mammals, Reptiles & Amphibians – STEAM, Biomimicry, NGSS

“Used this for a Kindergarten STEAM club unit and it was a hit!”

Why am I qualified to write these biomimicry resources? I
was a member of BEN – Biomimicry Education Network – and a curator
of educational resources at BEN. I am the author of the book
Biomimicry with Theo & Tuva: Nature spotting inspires wild
ideas. In 2015, I completed a course in Biomimicry: A Sustainable
Design Methodology at Minneapolis College of Art and Design. I
took part in the Biomimicry Design Challenge in 2021.

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